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I will setוְאֶתְּנָהmy covenantבְרִיתִיbetween meבֵּינִיand you,וּבֵינֶךָand I will multiplyוְאַרְבֶּהyouאוֹתְךָexceedingly.”בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד
Genesis 17:2
Study it in the app“I will set my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.””
God establishes his covenant with Abram and changes his nameFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 17:2, word by word
- I will setאֶתְּנָהetna
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “etna” appears- my covenantבְרִיתִveriti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “veriti” appears- and I will multiplyאַרְבֶּהarbe
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “arbe” appears- exceedinglyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears
The context
1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, YHWH appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am El Shaddai; walk before me and be blameless.
2 · This verse (above)
3Abram fell on his face, and Elohim spoke with him, saying,
To study Genesis 17 in a group
1. What it says
What new names did Abram and Sarai receive, and what did Elohim promise Abraham (vv. 5, 15-16)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s plan that Abram becomes Abraham, “father of a multitude of nations” (v. 5)?
3. How I live it
What helps you remember each day what Elohim has said about you and your life?